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  1. Cooperative Target Interception in 3D Engagements Over Switched Dynamic Graphs

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, January 2026, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  2. Time-Constrained Interception of Seeker-Equipped Interceptors With Bounded Input

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, January 2026, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  3. Autonomous Docking of Uncrewed Surface Vessel with Stationary and Moving Ships

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, December 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  4. Three-dimensional Trajectory Tracking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Under Motion Constraints

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, December 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  5. Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Path-Following Guidance with Bounded Input Constraints

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, December 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  6. State-Constrained Cooperative Sliding Mode Guidance Using Barrier Lyapunov Function

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, November 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  7. Cooperative Salvo Guidance over Leader-Follower Network with Free-Will Arbitrary Time Convergence

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  8. Polynomial-Shaping-Based Three-Dimensional Guidance with Terminal and Field-of-View Constraints

    Article • Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, August 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  9. Robust Exact-Time Trajectory Tracking Control for Autonomous Surface Vessels

    Article • IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, April 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  10. Robust trajectory tracking of an uncertain quadrotor with almost global finite-time convergence

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, January 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  11. Consensus-driven Deviated Pursuit for Guaranteed Simultaneous Interception of Moving Targets

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Abhinav Sinha

  12. Terminal Time Constrained Guidance Against Stationary Target with Bounded Input and Rate

    Article • IEEE Control Systems Letters, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  13. Cooperative Guidance for Aerial Defense in Multiagent Systems

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, January 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  14. Quaternion-based non-singular nonlinear impact angle guidance for three-dimensional engagements

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  15. Modified super twisting control for robust trajectory tracking and hovering of quadrotor

    Article • ISA Transactions, July 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  16. Robust Path-following Guidance for an Autonomous Vehicle in the Presence of Wind

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  17. Three-dimensional impact angle constrained nonlinear guidance with predefined convergence time

    Article • Nonlinear Dynamics, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  18. Three-Dimensional Path-Following Nonlinear Guidance for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, February 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  19. Polynomial Shaping based Three-Dimensional Impact Angle and Field-of-View Constrained Guidance

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  20. Time-Constrained Interception with Bounded Field of View and Input Using Barrier Lyapunov Approach

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, October 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  21. Optimal hybrid Coulomb control for on-track rendezvous and docking of spacecraft

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  22. Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Impact Time Guidance Considering Field-of-View Constraints

    Article • IEEE Control Systems Letters, January 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  23. Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Impact Time Guidance Using Predicted Interception Point

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, October 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  24. Sliding mode control based impact angle constrained guidance with predefined convergence time

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, October 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  25. Time-energy suboptimal control of nonlinear input-affine systems

    Article • International Journal of Control, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  26. Robust nonlinear guidance strategies for survival of cooperating unmanned aerial vehicles against pursuing attackers

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, September 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  27. Impact angle-based engagement classification and nonlinear guidance against targets with a speed advantage

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  28. Generalized Triangle Guidance for Safeguarding Target Using Barrier Lyapunov Function

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, August 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  29. Cooperative target capture using predefined-time consensus over fixed and switching networks

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  30. Integrated impact time guidance and control against non-maneuvering targets

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, May 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  31. Dynamic velocity error based trajectory tracking for space robotic manipulator

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  32. True-proportional-navigation inspired finite-time homing guidance for time constrained interception

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, April 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  33. Halo Orbit Maintenance around L1 Point of the Sun-Earth System Using Optimal Control and Lyapunov Stability Theory

    Article • Journal of Aerospace Engineering, January 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  34. Cooperative integrated guidance and control design for simultaneous interception

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Abhinav Sinha

  35. Cooperative Salvo Based Active Aircraft Defense Using Impact Time Guidance

    Article • IEEE Control Systems Letters, November 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Abhinav Sinha

  36. Cooperative Target Capture Using Relative Separation for Three-Dimensional Engagement

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, October 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  37. Field-of-View Constrained Impact Time Guidance Against Stationary Targets

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, October 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  38. Deviated pursuit-based nonlinear cooperative salvo guidance using finite-time consensus

    Article • Nonlinear Dynamics, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  39. Impact time constrained integrated guidance and control design

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Abhinav Sinha

  40. Nonsingular impact time guidance and control using deviated pursuit

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Abhinav Sinha

  41. Three-dimensional suboptimal nonlinear impact time guidance against non-maneuvering target

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  42. Sliding mode–based simultaneous control of impact angle and impact time

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, July 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  43. Spatial nonlinear guidance strategies for target interception at pre-specified orientation

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  44. Cooperative Active Aircraft Protection Guidance Using Line-of-Sight Approach

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, April 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  45. Finite-Time Heterogeneous Cyclic Pursuit With Application to Cooperative Target Interception

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  46. Three-Dimensional Nonsingular Impact Time Guidance With Limited Field-of-View

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, January 2021, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee

  47. Supertwisting Control-Based Cooperative Salvo Guidance Using Leader–Follower Approach

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, October 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  48. Suboptimal Closed-Form Feedback Control of Input-Affine Nonlinear Systems

    Article • IET Control Theory and Applications, June 2020, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  49. Integrated Guidance and Control Design For Time-Constrained Interception

    Article • June 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  50. Integrated Guidance and Control Design For Time-Constrained Interception

    Article • June 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Abhinav Sinha

  51. Finite-Horizon Robust Suboptimal Control-Based Impact Angle Guidance

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, June 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  52. Cooperative Salvo Guidance Using Finite-Time Consensus Over Directed Cycles

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, April 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Dwaipayan Mukherjee, Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  53. Modified Particle Swarm Optimization based Path Planning for Multi-Uav Formation

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  54. Cooperative Guidance Strategies for Aircraft Defense with Impact Angle Constraints

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Atul Saurav

  55. Minimum-Effort Intercept Angle Guidance with Multiple-Obstacle Avoidance

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, June 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Dr. Martin Weiss

  56. Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Impact Angle Guidance for Maneuvering Targets

    Article • IFAC-PapersOnLine, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  57. Sliding mode guidance for impact time and angle constraints

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, August 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  58. Nonlinear Robust Inscribed Angle Guidance for Stationary Targets

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  59. Nonlinear Robust Inscribed Angle Guidance for Stationary Targets

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  60. Cooperative Nonlinear Guidance Strategies for Aircraft Defense

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  61. Three-dimensional impact angle guidance with coupled engagement dynamics

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  62. Impact time guidance for large heading errors using sliding mode control

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, October 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  63. Impact Time and Angle Control Guidance

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  64. Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Guidance with Impact Angle Constraints

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  65. Three dimensional impact angle constrained guidance law using sliding mode control

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  66. Cooperative Rendezvous Guidance using Sliding Mode Control for Interception of Stationary Targets

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  67. Sliding mode control based guidance law with impact time constraints

    Article • June 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  68. Sliding-Mode Guidance and Control for All-Aspect Interceptors with Terminal Angle Constraints

    Article • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, July 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar

  69. Non-singular terminal sliding mode guidance and control with terminal angle constraints for non-maneuvering targets

    Article • January 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shashi Ranjan Kumar